Posts from June 2020

Fight For Sight

LightGrams June 18, 2020 Volume 24, Number 21 I was less than a week away from being born when Roger Bannister set a mark that the world doubted could ever be set. On May 6, 1954 Bannister ran a mile with the first officially-recorded time of under four minutes. It happened in Oxford, England, and…

Daily Focus, June 12, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 5:1-48 (“You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we…

Lost Rings

LightGrams June 11, 2020 Volume 24, Number 20 If you happen to find a ring you didn’t order in an Amazon package, Jasmine Page would love to hear from you. Jasmine works in Wales at an Amazon distribution facility. This past Saturday she noticed that her engagement ring was missing; she suspects it fell into…

Daily Focus, June 11, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 3:1 – 4:25 (“Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to Him.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes…

Daily Focus, June 10, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 1:1 – 2:23 (“Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two…

Daily Focus, June 9, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 25:1-30 (“So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments.  And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king’s table.”) This Week’s Memory Verse: “And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked…

Unlocking The Gates

LightGrams June 4, 2020 Volume 24, Number 19 Jose has become a very popular person in Paris, France. His real identity was undisclosed at the time of the May 22 article carried on Yahoo News. He became popular because he picked the locks of the closed gates that were keeping people out of parks in…

Daily Focus, June 3, 2020

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”  James 4:8 Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 15:1 – 16:20 (“And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.  He did not depart all his days from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to…